"Forgiveness means letting go of the past." ~ Gerald Jampolsky"I am justice!" ~ Light Yagami, Death Note"The choices people make tell you a lot about a person, but the reasons [...] tell you even more." ~ Albus Dumbledore (paraphrased)

So do you think of being good as something that people should do? Or not do? Or other?

I'm indifferent, not doing good does not mean doing evil. I think people should do what makes them happy, I don't care if someone calls it good or evil.

Originally Posted by Zarathustra

I'm interested in how people can recognize themselves as being not good, and not have an issue with that.

I... don't really make waves... It's difficult to explain. Most of me being evil or in this case "not good" is in thought, which is why I classify myself as not being good. Most people that notice me on the street would not consider me good or evil, they probably wouldn't even notice me. In fact, most people's perceptions of me would probably be closer to lawful good, but that is just a mask brought on by my insecurities. In my thoughts I'm far closer to chaotic evil, but I don't act on the thoughts I have.

I really don't understand why someone would have a problem with not being good, what matters is how and when you use that evil streak, not the fact that it exists. Just because who I am enjoys watching others fail, or messing up others work, doesn't mean I'm going to anything to make either of those situations happen. So in that case, at my core is evil, but my actions are neutral. Not being good does not mean acting on evil.

I could go on forever, but I'm starting to lose my train of thought, I hope you can follow it.

I could argue that I'm right here:
good------------reasonable------------evil

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A man builds. A parasite asks 'Where is my share?'
A man creates. A parasite says, 'What will the neighbors think?'
A man invents. A parasite says, 'Watch out, or you might tread on the toes of God... '